might have been able to have caft out the Devil, and to have cured my Son; but they could not.

17. Then Jefus rebuked his Disciples for their want of Faith, faying; How long muft I be with you? and how many Miracles muft I work among you, before you will firmly believe me, and attain such a degree of Faith in my Name, to which God may annex the Power of working all Miracles? Let the young Man be brought hither to me..

18. Then they brought him to Jesus; and Jefus commanded the Devil to come out of him; and his Disease was perfectly healed.

19. And when the People were gone, the Difciples, grieved that they had not been able to work this Miracle, came to Jefus alone, and asked him what was the reason, that they were not able to caft out this Devil, and to heal the young Man.

20 And Jefus faid unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I fay unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of

muftard-feed,ye shall fay unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it fhall remove; and nothing fhall be impoffible unto you.

21 Howbeit this

kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fafting.

22 And while

they abode in Galilee, Jefus faid unto them, The Son of

man fhall be betray

for want of Faith in you, 20. Jefus faid: 'Twas as well as in those who defired your help; For verily if you had never fo little Faith in comparison, answerable in any measure to your Office and your Advantages, nothing fhould be too hard for you to effect for the Glory of God and in Confirmation of my Do&rine, but ye fhould be able to do even things feemingly as impoffible, as removing Mountains, and throwing them into the

Sea.

the way, Jefus, to prepare his Disciples that they might not be overwhelmed with Sorrow at his Death, began to re-mind them again, that he muft needs be delivered into the Hands of his Perfecutors ;

23. And that he must be flain by them, and that on the third day he fhould rife again. But the Difciples understood not what he meant by Rifing again, and they were grieved to hear of his Sufferings and Death. 24. ¶Now when they were come home to Capernaum, where Jefus used to dwell,the Officers appointed to gather the yearly Offering for the Service of the Temple,came to Peter and asked him, if his Mafter would not pay the ufual Offering.

25, 26. Peter faid; Yes, 1 fuppofe fo. And when they were come into the House, and Peter was a bout to ask him concerning it, Jefus prevented him, faying; Peter, what think you? If earthly Princes ufe

ed into the hands of men:

26 Peter faith unto him, of ftrangers. Jefus faith unto him, Then are the

children free.

27 Notwithftanding, left we should offend them,go thou to the fea, and caft an hook, and take up the fish that firft cometh up: and when thou haft o

pened his mouth,

thou fhalt find a

piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and

thee.

to demand Tribute, not of their own children and Families, but only of others; Do you not think there is the fame reason, that I, whom you acknowledge to be the Son of God, should be excufed from paying any thing to the Service of the Temple ?

27. Nevertheless, that we may not give them any occa fion of blaming us, go to the Lake, and caft in a Hook, and take the firft Fish that comes up; and you shall find a piece of Money in his Mouth: that take, and give it to the Officers for my Of fering and yours.

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